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ribbonweed

ribbonweed noun: species of Posidonia.

Noun

ribbonweed (usually uncountable, plural ribbonweeds)

  1. (usually) Species of Posidonia
  2. (usually) Zostera capricorni
  3. (usually) Ribbonleaf pondweed, Potamogeton epihydrus
  4. (usually) Stuckenia pectinata (Potamogeton pectinatus)
  5. (usually) Species of Vallisneria

Forms of ribbonweed

pluralribbonweeds

Origin of ribbonweed

From ribbon + weed.

Questions about ribbonweed

What does ribbonweed mean?
Ribbonweed means species of Posidonia.
What part of speech is ribbonweed?
Ribbonweed is a noun.
What is the plural of ribbonweed?
The plural of ribbonweed is ribbonweeds.

Words near ribbonweed in the dictionary

  1. ribbons
  2. ribbonsnake
  3. ribbonsnakes
  4. ribbontail
  5. ribbontails
  6. ribbonweed
  7. ribbonweeds
  8. ribbonwood
  9. ribbonwoods
  10. ribbonworm
  11. ribbonworms

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